Result · Round 1 · 04. Ballarat Groundworks Championship Division 2 · 2025/26 · Sat 11 Oct 2025 · Doug Dean Recreation Reserve, DELACOMBE
VRI Delacombe 1st XI 220/9 (45 ov)
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 218/5 (45 ov)
VRI Delacombe 1st XI won by 2 runs
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Match report

VRI Delacombe 1st XI made 220/9 (45 ov) and defended it, holding Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI to 218/5 (45 ov) to win by 2 runs. For the winners, Logan Attard made a half-century (60 off 70) and James Nichols took 2/32 from 8 overs. For Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI, Jye-leigh Drinkwater made a half-century (77 off 88) and Dwayne Hiscock took 3/46 from 9 overs.

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Dwayne Hiscock (40)
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI · 38 (38) & 3/46 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

VRI Delacombe 1st XI
🏏 Logan Attard (17) 60 (70)
🏏 John Johnston 36 (68)
🎯 James Nichols 2/32 (8)
🎯 Logan Attard (17) 1/47 (9)
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI
🏏 Jye-leigh Drinkwater 77 (88)
🏏 Dwayne Hiscock (40) 38 (38)
🎯 Dwayne Hiscock (40) 3/46 (9)
🎯 Bradley House 2/30 (9)
VRI Delacombe 1st XI · 1st Innings - VRI Delacombe 1st XI 220/9 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Gavan Hicks c: R Mosby b: M Messemaker 11 14 1 1 78.57
Reece Isbister c: J Savige b: B House 1 2 0 0 50.00
John Johnston b: D Hiscock 36 68 3 0 52.94
Logan Attard (vc) (17) b: B House 60 70 8 0 85.71
Jeromy Johnston c: B House b: D Hiscock 25 27 2 1 92.59
Matt Paterson not out 31* 43 2 0 72.09
Alex Wallis c: J Savige b: D Hiscock 10 15 1 0 66.66
Travis Meade run out (T Addison) 14 21 2 0 66.66
James Nichols (c) b: T Addison 6 6 0 0 100.00
Joshua Ryan run out (D Hiscock, T Addison) 1 4 0 0 25.00
Jaxon Smyth not out 0* 0 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 20, nb 0, pen 0) 25
Total 45 Ov (RR 4.89) 220/9
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Reece Isbister), 2-19 (Gavan Hicks), 3-97 (John Johnston), 4-148 (Logan Attard), 5-151 (Jeromy Johnston), 6-165 (Alex Wallis), 7-196 (Travis Meade), 8-203 (James Nichols), 9-215 (Joshua Ryan)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Matthew Messemaker 9 1 41 1 4.55 0 0
Bradley House 9 1 30 2 3.33 6 0
Zac Hunter (26) 9 0 45 0 5.00 1 0
Thomas Addison 9 0 53 1 5.88 5 0
Dwayne Hiscock (40) 9 0 46 3 5.11 8 0
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI · 1st Innings - Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 218/5 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Jye-leigh Drinkwater c: J Johnston b: J Nichols 77 88 12 0 87.50
Garry Curtis c: A Wallis b: L Attard 28 45 4 0 62.22
Thomas Addison (c) run out (J Nichols) 35 69 0 0 50.72
Dwayne Hiscock (vc) (40) run out (T Meade) 38 38 3 1 100.00
Jack Savige b: J Nichols 4 7 0 0 57.14
Matthew Clark not out 15* 12 1 0 125.00
Robert Mosby (wk) not out 10* 11 0 0 90.90
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 7, nb 0, pen 0) 11
Total 45 Ov (RR 4.84) 218/5
Did not bat: Tim Schefferle, Matthew Messemaker, Zac Hunter (26), Bradley House, Lachlan Storey
Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Garry Curtis), 2-126 (Jye-leigh Drinkwater), 3-182 (Dwayne Hiscock), 4-188 (Thomas Addison), 5-195 (Jack Savige)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Travis Meade 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Jaxon Smyth 4 0 25 0 6.25 1 0
Alex Wallis 5 0 22 0 4.40 0 0
Jeromy Johnston 9 0 33 0 3.66 3 0
Logan Attard (17) 9 0 47 1 5.22 0 0
Joshua Ryan 4 0 32 0 8.00 1 0
James Nichols 8 1 32 2 4.00 2 0
Gavan Hicks 6 0 23 0 3.83 0 0

VRI Delacombe 1st XI

Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
VRI Delacombe 1st XI 220/9 (45 ov) 4.89 19 2 25 Logan Attard 60
Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI 218/5 (45 ov) 4.84 20 1 11 Jye-leigh Drinkwater 77

Partnerships · VRI Delacombe 1st XI

  • 1st wkt 2
  • 2nd wkt 17
  • 3rd wkt 78
  • 4th wkt 51
  • 5th wkt 3
  • 6th wkt 14
  • 7th wkt 31
  • 8th wkt 7
  • 9th wkt 12
  • 10th wkt 5*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Ballarat Fire Brigade 1st XI

  • 1st wkt 70
  • 2nd wkt 56
  • 3rd wkt 56
  • 4th wkt 6
  • 5th wkt 7
  • 6th wkt 23*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.